"He's on the team and he's day to day," Mangino said. "He's got work to do and he's got to take care of it. It's up to him."

That work is presumably academic. Briscoe, who last week was named to the media's preseason All-Big 12 team, has been the subject of rumors related to his academic eligibility since March, when Mangino suspended him and running back Jocques Crawford for undisclosed violations of team rules. Both players missed KU's spring game.

On April 22, Mangino reinstated Briscoe. Friday, Mangino announced Crawford was leaving the program.

A junior from Dallas, Briscoe last season set Kansas records for receiving yards (1,407) and receiving touchdowns (15) in a season, as well as career touchdown receptions (22). His 269 receiving yards against Oklahoma were the most in the NCAA last season and he is 20 catches away from breaking Mark Simmons' career record of 155.

Kansas got a late junior college transfer in Vernon Brooks, an juco All-American from Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas, and Mangino said expects him to contribute to the Jayhawks two-linebacker look.

Blinn is the same juco that gave KU receiver Rod Harris. Brooks chose Kansas over Oklahoma because of the chance for immediate playing time.

Tully Corcoran can be reached at (785) 296-5652 or tully.corcoran@cjonline.com.